Construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Part 2

Overview –

Presenter – Bill Phippen

 Bill Phippen is a qualified civil engineer who late in his career moved into history and engineering heritage.  He has had five books published – The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridges, By Muscle of Man and Horse, building the railway under Sydney 1916-1932, from Eddy Avenue to Menin Gate – the Great Sydney Station Honour Board, The Timber Truss Railway Bridges of NSW, and Steam at its Pinnacle – the photography of Norman Joseph Read. His current research effort is the centenary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge whose construction began in 1922.

The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridges received the Colin Crisp Award for documentation of heritage from Engineers Australia in 2019.

Bill was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2013 for service to people with disability through the charity Technical Aid to the Disabled. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia.

He has recently become a volunteer guide at the Australian National Maritime Museum and joined their speakers’ panel.

Detail –

Date and Time:1100, Wednesday 19^th. November 2025 (Sydney time)

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